Thesaurus results for TUNDRA

tundra

noun

ˈtən-drə

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain

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Recent Examples of tundra The faces of Al Pacino and John Cazale are unmistakable — Pacino’s eyelashes, Cazale’s tundra of a forehead, their little-boyishness in close-up, the anxiety and melancholy in their eyes. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 Durabook has unveiled the Z14I-HG, a fully rugged mobile workstation packing 682 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI power inside a magnesium-alloy shell built to survive everything from minus 29 °C (-20 °F) frozen tundra to plus 63 °C (145 °F) desert heat and direct sandstorm exposure. —

Omar Kardoudi march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026 This inner strength is evident both in Nerkagi’s ability to organise the delivery of new equipment to the tundra, and in her strongly individual religious vision. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 The species thrives in habitats from arctic tundra to dense urban centers. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tundra

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Over the prairie there would be lightning that evening, dropping in shattering bolts from swollen purple clouds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
The 30th anniversary open house includes interpretive stations at locations around the prairie, with attendees invited to bike, drive or hike from each trailhead to learn about the bison project, prairie restoration and how grazing and agriculture help restoration efforts.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026